Appliance for light, heat, and massage treatment.



E. F. HARDEY. APPLIANCE FOR LIGHT, HEAT, AND MASSAGE TREATMENT.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 2?,` 1917.

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EDWm F. HDEY, 03E KANSAS CITY, 'MISSOURL PLCE FOB LIGHT, HEAT, SSAGETREATMENT.

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speecation of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 11W..

.applicaon ledJanuary 22, 1917. Serial No. 143,650.

Z'o all whom t may concern j Be it known that I, EDWINF. HARDEY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the countyL ofJackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in- '.Appliances for Light, Heat, and Massage Treatment, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful device whereby the person maybe simultaneously massaged, treated with radiant heat,

'and also, with penetrating light rays, and

my object is to provide a novel device 'of this character which issimple in construction and operation, well adapted for the purposeintended, and which can be manufactured at small cost.

The device can be used to advantage in treating various complaints,such, for instance, as improper circulation of the blood, neuralgia,headache, indigestion, lumbagosciatica, nervousness, etc.

closed by Figs. l and 2.

In order that the inventionmay be fully understood, reference will nowbe made to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the device assembledand ready for use. i

Fig. 2 is a broken plan view, partly in section, of certain partsdisclosed by Fi 1.

Fig. 3 is ak plan view, partly in section,

with a comb vsubstituted for the roller dis- Fig. 4 is a side elevationpartly in section, of one type of applicator and a bridge to supportsaid applicator.

Figs. 5 and 6 are enlarged details of different forms of applicatorsadapted to be used in connection with the invention.

In carrying out the invention, I employ a parabolic ,reflectorl adaptedto concentrate light and heat rays upon a comparatively limited area ofthe person. Said reector 1 has a lamp socket 2 provided with a c'able 3,adapted to communicate with a suitable source of electricity. Inpractice the free end of the cable 3 is, preferably, provided with aplug, not shown, whereby it may be connected to an ordinary incandescentlamp socket. l a

`5 designates an incandescent lamp arranged within the reflector 1 andremovably connected `to the socket 2. Said lamp 5 is of sufficient powerto cast rays of light and heat of such degree as to prove beneficial inthe treatment of the complaints above enumerated and such others asusually respond to treatment of this character.

7 designates a bridge adapted vto be secured at its ends to thereiector 1. As said bridge 7 is at times subjected to considerablepressure it is desirable to firmly secure it to the reflector 1, so theopposite sides of the latter are notched as indicated at 8 to receiveshoulders 9 on the ends of the bridge, which has rearwardly-extendinglugs l0 with threaded holes to receive screws 12, extending throughopposite sides of the reflector l to secure'said bridge thereto.

As indicated by Figs. 1 to 3, inclusive, the intermediate portion of thebridge member 7 is comparatively narrow and projects forwardly beyondthe front edge of the reiector 1 to obstruct as little as possible thelight and heat rays projected from the lamp 5 by said reflector In Figs.'1 and 2, the bridge member 7 is provided with an applicator in the formof a roller 14 consisting, preferably, of 0soft rubber and adapted moreparticularly for massaging the body. Said roller 14 is ournaled inbearings 15, extending forwardly from a shield 16, arranged in rear ofthe -to state that the' term applicator used throughout thespecification is intended to apply to any of the applicators shown onthe drawings or such others as may be attached t'o the bridge 7, as itis apparent that various forms of applicators can begemployed withoutdeparting Afrom the spirit or scope of the invention.

As disclosed by Fig. 4, it will be seen that the vbridge 7 has a centralopening 19 adaptj ed to receive the threaded stem 20 of any of theapplicators 21, 22 and 23 which may be readily substituted for eachother when desired. As the applicators 21 and 23 are made, preferably,of soft rubber, a shield in the form of a disk 16a is inter osed betweensuch applicators and the bridge 7, to prevent the heat and light raysfrom the lamp 5 striking said applicators and possibly damaging thesame. f

y The applicator 23 risiy intended"moreespe- The applicator 21 isadaptedmore par ticularly for massaging the face and-scalp.

' to the bridge 7 by the screws 17, whichr are threaded into theopenings 18.

All of the app 'cators are ofwsuch size as not to'materially interferewith ,the projectionof light andfheatray's 'fromthe lamp y5 by the areector 1. Y

For convenience in manipulating the device to secure the massaging eectand to apply the light and. heat'to the various parts kof the person,the reflector, l is provided with a handle 26 removably thereto byathreaded shank 27 From the foregoing description, 'it isap- Securedparent that yI have produced a devicefwher`e- -by the person can bemassaged and atkthe saine time receive the beneiit of radiant heatfromthe powerful electric light concentrated bythe reflector l, thepenetrating rays of which stimulate the large blood yvessels and thelarge nerve trunks, it-beingwell understood that heat assists instimulating circulation, while the 'light ,raysjdestroy germs. f D

- f release@ Havingthus described my invention, what I vclaim and desireto secure by Letters Pat-y ent, is:

l. In a device .of the character described,

the combination with an electric lamp and a reflector for projecting thelight and heat rays from said lamp, of a rubber applicator, means forsupporting said applicator in front of the reflector, and a shield forprotecting the 'applicator from the light and heat rays.

2. In a the, combination with an electric lamp' and aV reflector forprojecting the light and kheat raysA from saidlamp, of an applicator,and

device of the character described, u

a bridge secured at ends to the reiiector p and projecting forwardlytherefrom to support the applicatorin advance of the reflector.

3. ln a device of the character described, the combination with anelectric lamp and a reflector for projecting the light and heat raysfrom said lamp, said reflector havingA two oppositely-disposed notchestherein, a

f bridge having shoulders: to fit into Ythe Jnotches and lugs to tagains'tthe sides of the reflector, thumb screws for engaging thereflector and said lugs, and an applicator bridge. f

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.y

. 'Witnesses: i, F. G. FISCHER, f

L. J. FISCHER.

EDWIN n. HARDEY. n

supported infront of the reflector by the 55r

